NEW
YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Hinge released a 'Distraction-Free Dating' guide encouraging daters
to minimize distractions while getting to know other people, with
guidance from the Foundation for Social Connection. From
the Surgeon General's Advisory on Our Epidemic of Loneliness
and Isolation, it's clear that quality time is vital to feeling
connected to someone; Hinge is giving daters the simple,
expert-backed advice they need to focus and enhance their time with
potential partners.
Hinge encourages daters to minimize
distractions while dating, as more than 80% of users prefer
phone-away dates.
Recent Hinge research shows a desire by daters to create
deeper connections as more than 80% of users prefer "phone away"
dates. Additionally, three out of four daters are more hesitant to
open up if the other person is on their phone, and millennials are
more likely than Gen Z to notice how having phones out during dates
prevents good conversations*. The new guide gives Hinge users
relevant dating tips from Hinge's Director of Relationship Science,
Logan Ury, and Love and Connection
Expert and licensed therapist, Moe Ari
Brown, along with sharing 20 chemistry-building date
ideas.
"Face-to-face quality time helps us build intimacy with others,
but figuring out how to get the most out of that time can be tough
for daters. This guide will help our community focus on each other
and have memorable first dates that lead to meaningful second
dates," said Josh Penny, Hinge's
Director of Social Impact.
Daters worldwide can now directly access the 'Distraction-Free
Dating' guide in Hinge's app.
"Many Americans, especially young adults, wrestle with the
experience of loneliness, which has profound consequences on our
health and well-being. We were excited to collaborate on this guide
with Hinge and advance how daters across the world build meaningful
and authentic connections," said Jillian
Racoosin, Executive Director of the Foundation for Social
Connection.
The guide is Hinge's latest effort to help reduce social
isolation and loneliness and generate connections for all daters.
In addition to working with the Foundation for Social Connection,
Hinge supports Active Minds in their effort to gather Gen Z mental
health advocates to address loneliness, and the company continues
to support local LGBTQIA+ community centers across the United States in their work to create
supportive, affirming spaces. Additionally, last year Hinge
launched NFAQ (Not-So-Frequently Asked Questions), an in-app
LGBTQIA+ dating and identity guide answering queer people's most
pressing questions on their journey to finding connection.
Methodology
Hinge's team of Ph.D. researchers and
dating experts conducted surveys in August
2023 to more than 2,100 users globally.
About Hinge:
Hinge is the dating app designed to be
deleted. The company is on a mission to create a less lonely world
by inspiring intimate, in-person connections. Through in-depth
and personalized profiles, daters have unique conversations that
get them off the app and out on great dates. And it's resonating.
In 2022, Hinge was the fastest-growing dating app in the US, UK,
and Canada. Hinge was acquired by
Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) in 2018.
About The Foundation for Social Connection
The
Foundation for Social Connection's (F4SC) vision is for all
Americans to have the opportunities and evidence-based support
necessary to be socially engaged in society. F4SC engages in
education, increases public awareness, promotes innovative
research, and spurs the development and implementation of
evidence-based models that address social isolation, loneliness,
and social connection. For more information, please visit:
www.social-connection.org
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